CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
KPT / JPT( R / 524 / 6 / 0045) 03 / 27- MQA / FA4650
Chemical engineers play a key role in advancing renewable energy technologies and creating sustainable processes for products we use every day, from electronics, food, and beverages to fuel, paper, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
As a chemical engineer, you’ ll invent, design, and refine processes that convert raw materials into useful products, while striving to minimise waste, energy consumption, and emissions. Your work will help deliver cleaner, more efficient technologies for a sustainable future.
At Monash, practical experience is an integral part of the chemical engineering curriculum. Through hands-on projects, you’ ll apply theoretical knowledge to real-world situations. You’ ll gain valuable field experience while developing problem-solving, critical thinking, and project management skills, along with a deep understanding of the principles that underpin chemical engineering.
Course structure
You’ ll complete 108 points of core units and 36 points of electives to graduate. Units offered in levels two to four are listed below. Units have a value of six credit points, unless stated otherwise.
LEVEL TWO
• Mechanics of fluids
• Material and energy balances
• Heat and mass transfer
• Thermodynamics 1
• Chemistry 1 advanced
• Advanced engineering mathematics
• Two level two / three electives.
LEVEL THREE
• Chemistry and chemical thermodynamics
• Process control
• Reaction engineering
• Separation processes
• Process design
• Transport phenomena and numerical methods
• Two level three / four electives.
LEVEL FOUR
• Professional practice
• Particle technology
• Design project( 12 points)
• Final year project A
• Final year project B
• Two level four electives.
Elective units
LEVEL TWO
• Process material selection
• Introduction to process simulation
• Biochemistry for engineers
• Introduction to chemical processes
• Electrical circuits
• Computer organisation and programming
LEVEL THREE
• Sustainable processing 1
• Bioprocess technology
• Nanotechnology and materials 1
• Sensors and artificial perception
• Pilot plant project.
LEVEL FOUR
• Sustainable processing 2
• Biochemical engineering
• Nanotechnology and materials 2
• Carbon capture, storage and utilisation
• Low-carbon technology
• Carbon footprint and energy management.
4 years February, July and October
RM54,720 Malaysian student
RM64,800 International student 2026 fees for full course
Professionally accredited Industrial training
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
• Address global challenges with a degree that responds to changing food, energy, environment and water needs.
• Enhance your employability with hands-on experience at Monash’ s pilot plant facility.
• Experience strong industry engagement through mentored design projects, collaborations with leading partners, and professional courses that prepare you for real-world engineering practice.
RECOMMENDATION Complete Chemistry 1 advanced at level one.
CAREER PATHS Your knowledge can be applied across many sectors, including:
• banking and finance
• environmental protection and recycling
• food and beverage
• fuel
• oil and gas
• oleochemicals
• pharmaceuticals
• polymer and plastics
• renewable energy
• semiconductors
• toiletries and cosmetics
• water treatment.
I’ ve always been fascinated by how raw materials are transformed into valuable products through sustainable methods. A chemical engineering degree offered diverse career opportunities across industries, which aligned with my passion for making a positive impact on society and the environment. The coursemates I met at Monash are some of the best people I know, and my lecturers were very knowledgeable and helpful. You know it means something when you still keep in touch despite graduating years ago.”
CALVIN TEH LOON XIAN
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering( Honours) Marine Logistics Supervisor, ExxonMobil Australia
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